Happy one year anniversary darling Chicago! We made it through. Quite amazing actually, considering that just 7 months ago I was prepared to leave you for a taller, colder, and cheaper mate. Somehow you managed to seduce me back with the sweet smells of brewing chili, the sexy men of Marc Jacobs, and the windy chill and mesmerizing waves of that big Lake Michigan. You may have won me back darling, but it hasn't been an easy ride.
Yes, we have had some tough times. Like every day how you defy me by backing up every single Interstate with millions of cars and construction zones. Or how during your "spring" and "summers" I need to sit in front of my space heater. Even those damn Cubs fans, how they clog up our Subway system making it impossible to get back to Grace. And what about that extra 12% you hide in your pockets after every purchase I make? You are not easy to love.
But alas, there have been good times as well. Like how I remember my first time at the beach and a perfect vision of pure blue water along a backdrop of the most beautiful city skyline. And how about the first time you took me out to eat at one of your sidewalk cafes? And that time I sang the blues on stage at Buddy Guys. And how you introduced me to a wonderful new soulmate who took me in over the holiday's. And how you kicked my $%%# in different ways every single day in order to teach me life lessons.
Oh Chicago, I am in love with thee.
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